"Ying Mee" Tea Tin

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Description:

Squat, cylindrical retail tin with friction-fit, circular cover bearing a hand-colored, lithographed paper label for "YING MEE" and "PRODUCE (sic) IN CANTON CHINA TEA", the lines separated by two Chinese characters in a yellow band encircling a tree peony at center. Cover and container collar and body have soft-soldered lapped seams, while the flat cover top, rounded shoulder and flat bottom are attached with soft-soldered folded edges. No marks.

Date Made: 1875 - 1900

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China: Canton, Canton

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.257491.0017Catalog Number: 257491.0017Accession Number: 257491

Object Name: canister, tea

Physical Description: iron (overall material)tin (overall material)paper, wove (label material)ink (label material)watercolor (label material)Measurements: overall: 2 5/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 6.6675 cm x 12.065 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ed10-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_309635

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